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Hiring & Firing refers to the process of recruiting, interviewing and offering employment and the process of evaluating performance and dismissing employees. Hiring & Firing is a highly regulated area and... more +

Hiring & Firing refers to the process of recruiting, interviewing and offering employment and the process of evaluating performance and dismissing employees. Hiring & Firing is a highly regulated area and can create tremendous liability for employers who fail to properly adhere to acceptable employment practices. Some of the potential pitfalls in this area stem from discriminatory hiring practices, improper performance evaluations, and retaliatory firings. less -

10 Common HRC Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

Mitratech Holdings, Inc on 12/28/2023

For Human Resources, compliance is king. Ensuring that your organization follows all applicable laws and regulations is a legal obligation and crucial for maintaining a healthy and productive work environment. However,...more

20 Tips Every Onboarding Coordinator Should Know

Mitratech Holdings, Inc on 9/20/2023

Onboarding is a critical process that sets the tone for a new employee’s experience and ultimately impacts their success within your organization. As an onboarding coordinator, you must ensure that each new hire feels...more

[Ongoing Program] Session 5: Conflict Resolution - November 15th, 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm CT

Amundsen Davis LLC on 8/29/2023

Amundsen Davis’s Leadership & Management Certification Training Series - Develop your managers into the professional leaders who create the culture that propels your business. Amundsen Davis’s Leadership & Management...more

[Ongoing Program] Session 4: Performance Improvement Plans - November 1st, 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm CT

Amundsen Davis LLC on 8/29/2023

Amundsen Davis’s Leadership & Management Certification Training Series - Develop your managers into the professional leaders who create the culture that propels your business. Amundsen Davis’s Leadership & Management...more

[Ongoing Program] Session 3: Conducting Workplace Investigations and Documenting Employee Issues - October 18th, 12:00 pm - 2:00...

Amundsen Davis LLC on 8/29/2023

Amundsen Davis’s Leadership & Management Certification Training Series - Develop your managers into the professional leaders who create the culture that propels your business. Amundsen Davis’s Leadership & Management...more

[Ongoing Program] Session 2: How to Effectively and Lawfully Communicate with Your Employees - October 4th, 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm CT

Amundsen Davis LLC on 8/29/2023

Amundsen Davis’s Leadership & Management Certification Training Series - Develop your managers into the professional leaders who create the culture that propels your business. Amundsen Davis’s Leadership & Management...more

[Ongoing Program] Session 1: Recruiting and Onboarding Employees - September 20th, 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm CT

Amundsen Davis LLC on 8/29/2023

Amundsen Davis’s Leadership & Management Certification Training Series - Develop your managers into the professional leaders who create the culture that propels your business. Amundsen Davis’s Leadership & Management...more

Connecticut Private Employer Law Update

Bowditch & Dewey on 8/24/2022

The 2022 Regular Session of the Connecticut General Assembly produced several laws governing the private employment sector. This article summarizes the major points of those laws....more

Protecting the Farm: Employment Considerations

Ruder Ware on 2/23/2022

“Protecting the Farm” is a common phrase associated with succession planning but employment considerations are just as important in protecting an agribusiness. Employment considerations include how to protect confidential...more

Employment Law Now IV-65- The Great Debate Part 2: Employee Lawyer vs. Employer Lawyer

Cozen O'Connor on 4/17/2020

This is Part 2 of Mike Schmidt's 2-part episode pitting employee/plaintiff-side lawyer Hope Pordy, Esq. against employer/defendant-side lawyer Jeremy Glenn, Esq. to finish debating some interesting HR topics....more

Healthy Workplace Discussions of Diversity, Part 3 – Acknowledging and Addressing Unconscious Bias

Womble Bond Dickinson on 10/29/2019

Work was quiet on a particular summer afternoon way back when, when I was an associate in a big law firm, and casual conversation between a partner and me turned to baseball. I was older than many of the firm’s associates,...more

Are Your Emojis Saying What You Think They Are? A Cautionary Tale From Harrison V. City Of Tampa

Hanzo on 10/22/2019

How are you preserving emojis for ediscovery? Hold on just a minute. Do people really use emojis in a business setting? You bet, though not everyone is on board. But now that offices are more dispersed than ever—and...more

Time’s Up - and So Is the Current Minimum Wage in Connecticut

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 9/27/2019

Attention, Connecticut employers. October 1, 2019, marks the implementation of two new Connecticut laws. First, Connecticut will begin gradually increasing its minimum wage on October 1, 2019, raising the minimum wage to...more

“Just Text Me” Job Interviews By Today’s Preferred Communication Tool

Fisher Phillips on 9/11/2019

We live in a technological world—this is not news. We now communicate more through our electronic devices than we do in person—this is also not news. Yet, one interpersonal mechanism necessary for securing a job has remained...more

Healthy Workplace Discussions About Diversity, Part 2: Explaining the Foundations of Support for Organizational Diversity and...

Womble Bond Dickinson on 8/30/2019

Only just a few days ago, Virginians like me were marking the second anniversary of the violent clashes in Charlottesville that erupted when white supremacists marched through town for the deadly and contemptible “Unite the...more

$15 Minimum Wage Becomes Law In New Jersey

Fisher Phillips on 2/5/2019

New Jersey has joined the ranks of California, New York, Massachusetts, and Washington D.C. in adopting legislation that will gradually increase the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour for most employees. The legislature...more

5 Takeaways From Oregon’s New Pay Equity Regulations

Fisher Phillips on 12/14/2018

Weeks before the bulk of Oregon’s new equal pay law will take effect, the state Bureau of Labor and Industries released implementing regulations to clarify the obligations that will soon be borne by the state’s employers....more

October 2018: The Top 14 Labor And Employment Law Stories

Fisher Phillips on 11/12/2018

It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

NYC #MeToo Update: Sexual Harassment Poster and Employee Fact Sheet Just Released

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints on 8/17/2018

Earlier this year, we wrote about the sweeping legislative changes enacted by New York State and New York City aimed at preventing workplace sexual harassment in the wake of #MeToo. Now, the NYC Commission on Human Rights...more

Worcester Business Journal publishes "10 Things I Know About Creating a Truly Diverse Workplace"

Bowditch & Dewey on 6/15/2018

10) Understand why it’s important. Inclusion is not just the right thing to do, it’s a strategic business move. The most successful businesses are the ones with a workforce with different experiences and skill-sets. 9)...more

II-31- The Changing 9 to 5 From 1980 to Today

Cozen O'Connor on 4/17/2018

This episode flashes back to 1980's 9 to 5 workplace, and then goes back to the future to compare today's workplace of emoji harassment, a new game-changing overtime exemption rule, the 1st ever employer antitrust complaint...more

Second Circuit Becomes the Second to Prohibit Sexual Orientation Discrimination

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints on 3/2/2018

On Monday February 26, 2018, for the second time in less than a year, a federal appeals court ruled that Title VII forbids sexual orientation discrimination because it is a form of sex discrimination. This time, in Zarda v....more

2018 California Employment Legislation and Regulatory Update

Jones Day on 3/2/2018

The California Legislature in 2017 adopted multiple statutes that increase the complexity and scope of employment regulation. Most notable was the passage and signing of Assembly Bill 168, which prohibits employers from...more

I-24 – Thankful for Volume 1, 2017, and Relationships

Cozen O'Connor on 12/27/2017

“It’s the Relationships, Stupid.” This final episode of 2017 looks back at the topics and guests from volume 1 of the podcast, and somehow ties former President Bill Clinton to today’s operative premise in employer/employee...more

7 Steps To Sever Ties With An Employed Physician

Fisher Phillips on 11/6/2017

It is always unpleasant for a healthcare entity or medical practice to have to sever ties with an employed physician, but it is sometimes necessary. Perhaps the physician has committed serious policy violations or lost an...more

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